How many internal affairs investigations did North Arlington Police Department report in 2025?

North Arlington Police Department reported 4 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 4 sworn officers that year.

How many major discipline records does North Arlington Police Department have?

North Arlington Police Department has 3 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Department profile · Bergen County

North Arlington Police Department

Reported as: North Arlington PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to North Arlington Borough on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

In brief

North Arlington Police Department is a municipal police agency in Bergen County. In 2025 it reported 4 sworn officers and 4 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. None of the 4 investigations detailed for 2025 reported a sustained complaint. The top allegation was Neglect of Duty.

Three major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, and 1 of them was a termination. On the report card the department received an F, the 85th percentile among 361 peers with 1 to 14 officers. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Sworn officers, 2025

4^{^[1]}

IA investigations, 2025

4^{^[1]}

Incidents, 2025

3^{^[1]}

Major discipline records

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

Internal affairs investigations reported by North Arlington Police Department, by year
2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
29	11	10	11	4

As reported to the Attorney General.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 4 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 4 officers involved.^[7]

Most serious allegation

Neglect of Duty2

Improper Arrest1

False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)1

Most serious allegations reported by North Arlington PD, 2025
Neglect of Duty	2
Improper Arrest	1
False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)	1

AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Exonerated2

Not Sustained1

not provided1

Internal dispositions reported by North Arlington PD, 2025
Exonerated	2
Not Sustained	1
not provided	1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.

Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
North Arlington PD	100.0
County median, municipal police (60)	125.3
NJ median, municipal police (447)	125.6

Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by North Arlington Police Department, 2020-2025
Year	Officer	Rank	Sanction as reported	Src
2025	Robert Evans	Police Officer	Suspended 6 daysSeparated while IA pending	^[8]
2023	Sean Devine	Officer	TerminatedSuspended 0 daysSeparated while IA pending	^[9]
2022	Thomas Farrell	Sergeant	DemotedSuspended 10 days	^[10]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did North Arlington Police Department report in 2025?: North Arlington Police Department reported 4 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 4 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does North Arlington Police Department have?: North Arlington Police Department has 3 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

[1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2092. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 58. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1075. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1586. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 567. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2092. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[7]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every North Arlington PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
[8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 82. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1508. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2057. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩